The Marie Forleo Podcast 207: The Habits That Make You A Better Writer & Happier Person With Gretchen Rubin
Mar 23, 2020
Gretchen Rubin, best known for her bestselling books, reveals the surprising start to her writing career and the messy truth about her writing process. She shares the habits that will make you happier, healthier, and more productive, including the importance of embracing the present moment and the joy of decluttering. She also emphasizes the significance of self-awareness and individualized approaches to achieving goals, and explores the importance of trying different habits and rituals to create personalized systems for success.
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From Supreme Court Clerk To First Book
- Gretchen Rubin described leaving law after clerking for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor because an obsessive curiosity about power, fame, money and sex pulled her toward writing.
- She followed a how-to guide, wrote a proposal, got an agent, and chose to risk trying writing rather than staying in law.
Happiness Project Began As Personal Experiment
- Gretchen started the Happiness Project as a private experiment to see if she could make herself happier and only later decided it should be a book.
- She wrote a lot before selling because she couldn't explain the idea until she had worked through it.
Use Three Questions To Design Change
- Ask what makes you feel good, what makes you feel bad, and whether you feel right about your life to identify targets for change.
- Use those answers to design small experiments that address specific sources of unhappiness.